It’s your mom’s birthday today, and you…

Finish the story; number 12 – It’s your mom’s birthday today, and you…

It’s your mom’s birthday today, and you… A friend invited us to his farm to pick veggies. While we were there, he offered us any of the flowers that were growing. His wife (now deceased) ordered flowers by the dozens. Many he had no idea what they were. I questioned one beautiful clump of greenery. The flowers had gone but he showed me a picture; Hellebore he called it.

I dug a piece for mom. She loves flowers. Always asking me to take pictures of her prizes. I also dug a piece for myself.

They didn’t endure the ride home well. Even in a bucket of wet earth, they sagged and begged for life.

Though the plant looked sad, I knew once it was planted it would thrive. With a light heart, I printed a picture of what the flower would look like and planting instructions.

Mom loves flowers.

I presented my present. Mom looks at me. Looks at the plant, ignoring the instructions and the picture of what it could be, “you gave me a dead plant?”

Every time I walk past my thriving plant, I look at it and say, “you gave me a dead plant.”

Finish the Story Writing Prompts

Finish the Story Writing Prompts Creative writing exercises will help you improve your skills and tap into your creative side, but sometimes it can …

Finish the Story Writing Prompts